“
Are you hurt?” Alex asked.
Chris felt his chest seize with panic. “No, are you?” he asked quickly.
“No,” Alex replied. “My head hurts, but I’m guessing that’s because I was knocked out.”
“Yeah,” Chris said, trying to ignore the pounding in his skull. “Mine too.” He let out a frustrated breath. “Thanks a lot!”
There was a pause before Alex asked, “You’re blaming me for this?”
“You distracted me,” Chris accused. “If you hadn’t been there, I would have sensed the attack.”
“Yeah, sure,” Alex said, sarcasm thick in his voice. “You would have sensed it. You have great intuition, after all.”
“Shut up!” Chris barked.
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S.F. Mazhar (The Elementals (Power of Four #0.5))